growth regulator
noun
: any of various synthetic or naturally occurring plant substances (such as an auxin or gibberellin) that regulate growth
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One potential solution is plant growth regulators, of which one type could delay the early blooms.
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Evan Lasseter, ajc, 10 July 2023
Its dual-action formula contains both an insecticide and an insect growth regulator to effectively kill adult fleas and prevent their eggs from hatching.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2023
This shampoo contains an insect growth regulator that prevents fleas from reproducing.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
Precor, an insect growth regulator, provides the protection that your pup needs.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022
Verdant produces sheets, stickers and labels containing a plant growth regulator that slows the ripening of fruits, produce and flowers.
—Evan Ramstad, Star Tribune, 2 July 2021
They are dosed with growth regulators to keep them compact, and their production timing has been honed down to a science that would make a Swiss watchmaker proud.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2020
The last step is to apply an insect growth regulator (IGR), which is essentially birth control for roaches.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 13 Nov. 2019
But the chemicals that came out of the screen were known to interact with other key proteins in the cell (such as the growth regulator Raf).
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 1 Nov. 2019
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Evan Lasseter, ajc, 10 July 2023
Its dual-action formula contains both an insecticide and an insect growth regulator to effectively kill adult fleas and prevent their eggs from hatching.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2023
This shampoo contains an insect growth regulator that prevents fleas from reproducing.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
Precor, an insect growth regulator, provides the protection that your pup needs.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022
Verdant produces sheets, stickers and labels containing a plant growth regulator that slows the ripening of fruits, produce and flowers.
—Evan Ramstad, Star Tribune, 2 July 2021
They are dosed with growth regulators to keep them compact, and their production timing has been honed down to a science that would make a Swiss watchmaker proud.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2020
The last step is to apply an insect growth regulator (IGR), which is essentially birth control for roaches.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 13 Nov. 2019
But the chemicals that came out of the screen were known to interact with other key proteins in the cell (such as the growth regulator Raf).
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 1 Nov. 2019
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“Growth regulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growth%20regulator. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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